Lewis Edson

Life

Born: 22 January 1748, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Died: 1820

Biography Lewis Edson was an American writer of choral music of the late 18th century. From 1776 to 1791 he lived in Lanesboro, Massachusetts, and Mink Hollow, New York, where he worked as a blacksmith.

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List of choral works

1. Psalm-Tunes

• Bridgewater
• The Child's Request
• Greenfield
• Lenox

2. Anthems

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LISTING BY FIRST LINE

• God is our refuge in distress
• Thou giver of my life and joy
• Ye tribes of Adam, join

 
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References

• Steel, David Warren; Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 321 pp.

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